Gifu

**Gifu**
	city in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Instance of	core city of Japan; prefectural capital of Japan; big city; city of Japan; city for international conferences and tourism;
Part of	Gifu metropolitan area;
Named after	Qishan County; Qufu;
Location	Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Located in or next to body of water	Nagara River; Mugi River; Tsubo River; Ijira River;
Legislative body	Q97310504;
Head of government	Masanao Shibahashi (2018–);
Legal form	ordinary local public entity;
Inception	1 July 1889;
Highest point	Mount Dodo;
Population	400,118 (2020);
Area	203.6 km²;
Replaces	Kamikanō (1903); Honjō (1931); Hino (1931); Nagara (1932); Shima (1934); Misato (1935); Sagiyama (1935); Kanō (1940); Noritake (1940); Minaminagamori (1940); Kitanagamori (1940); Kida (1940); Tokiwa (1940); Iwanoda (1949); Kurono (1950); Katagata (1950); Akanabe (1950); Uzura (1950); Ichihashi (1950); Nanasato (1950); Saigō (1950); Iwa (1950); Kagashima (1955); Atsumi (1955); Hikie (1958); Akutami (1958); Gōdo (1959); Miwa (1961); Ajiro (1963); Yanaizu (2006);
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	35° 25′ 34.5″ N, 136° 45′ 34″ E
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	Q45798; VIAF cluster ID: 124348300; GND ID: 4331104-0; Library of Congress authority ID: n81119172; NDL Authority ID: 00275250; NL CR AUT ID: ge976437; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10044826; BabelNet ID: 03533215n; J9U ID: 987007557589305171; NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA03429153; OpenStreetMap relation ID: 4716682
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located in the administrative territorial entity: Gifu prefecture >> Chūbu region >> Japan

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Seen from Twin Arch 138 Gifu city distant view and Mt. Hanafusa
Gifu Castle
City Hall
Earthquake Memorial Hall
Kawaramachi
Yanagase
Gifu Great Buddha
Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River
Gifu Station (2021)
Meitetsu Gifu Station (2021)
Various Gifu city views seen from Gifu City Tower 43 (2022)
CBD of Gifu viewed from Gifu Castle
Gifu University
Yanagase area (2020)
Retired streetcar
Nagara River flowing through Gifu
Mount Kinka (formerly Mount Inaba)
Gifu Family Park (2009)